The Northern Belle
Stine Andreassen is one of those singers who will leave a smile on your face, even if you were in a terrible mood before. Trust ...
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![About [2025]](https://theinfluences.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-Influences-BTS-10-1024x768.jpg "About [2025]")
Tell me moreThe Influences is a music video project and YouTube channel that captures intimate live performances exploring the musical craft and key influences of some of the most compelling artists from around the globe.
Created and curated by Dutch journalist and filmmaker Matthijs van der Ven in 2008, The Influences has now filmed over 400 separate artists in many unique settings, creating a substantial musical archive of over 1200 videos.
Recent sessions
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Sessions, TakeRoot festival, USA
Joachim Cooder
After almost 18 years of this project, I can almost always feel it when a recording is going to be interesting. And when Joachim Cooder ... -
Norma
Halden is a small city in the southeastern corner of Norway, right on the Swedish border. It has a river, a fortress, and apparently, one ... -
Bertolf & Nomden
Bertolf Lentink and Diederik Nomden met at a Paul McCartney concert in 2003. Since then, they recorded Bertolf’s first demo’s, Nomden played in Bertolf’s band ... -
Ole Kirkeng
If you have seen any of the earlier videos we filmed with Norwegian songwriter Ole Kirkeng, you will not be surprised we met up again ... -
Italy, Sessions, TakeRoot festival
Adriano Viterbini
It took about a song and a half during Joachim Cooder’s sound check in Utrecht for me to notice, as I was setting up my ... -
Signe Marie Rustad
It had been a long, inspiring and physically taxing day at Gamlebyen Loft in Oslo, near the end of The Influences’ visit to Norway, and ... -
Basciville
When Susan O’Neill is singing a couple of feet away, it’s pretty hard to notice anything else really. But even so, I remember being extremely ...
News
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The Influences in 2025
This year, I’ve published 31 full sessions and over 100 videos on The Influences. Looking through my hard drives, I’ve more than that waiting to ... -
Support The Influences on Patreon
For the first time in our 17-year journey capturing intimate live performances, The Influences is opening its doors to community support through Patreon. Join me ...